Students must walk through street or grass to reach Doyle Hall Heading into senior year, I’ve come to love nearly everything about St. Bonaventure University. Hickey bumming, making the long walk to Francis for dinner and the morning fog that means it’s going to be a beautiful day are all things that make Bona’s special.…
From an early age, I revered all things ancient: the tobacco pipe chief among them. The smell of a freshly lit pipe intimately linked me to the past. I adopted the practice while studying at St. Bonaventure as a tool for meditation and academic reflection. Pipe smoking serves a monastic mission in my life, one…
After a heated dispute between tennis official Carlos Ramos and tennis player Serena Williams, the sporting world is in outrage. Public figures, such as former professional tennis player and women’s rights activist, Billie Jean King, are backing Williams, claiming she was a victim of a double standard, and she would not have been treated the…
Not everyone thinks of joining the Church as more than a committed attendee, but some people have more opportunities to play a role in Church leadership than others. For example, men can be priests, bishops, cardinals, popes, deacons and friars. The only vows that a woman can take to become a recognized Church official are…
Death of 26-year-old rapper shows the dangers of drug use Mac Miller knew he would die young. On Sept. 7, the 26-year-old Pittsburgh rapper passed away from what is said to be an apparent overdose. Regardless of how his untimely death came, Malcolm James McCormick knew his life would not come with longevity, and he…
In 1988, Nike advertising agency co-founder Dan Wieden began the “Just Do It” campaign in hopes of driving up Nike product sales. Since the beginning, the campaign and slogan have turned into a worldwide phenomenon. 2018 marks the 30-year anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign, and Nike again made headlines announcing former NFL quarterback,…
The Princeton Review recently selected St. Bonaventure University as one of “The Best 384 Colleges” in the country. St. Bonaventure is said to provide “a well-rounded college experience that allows [students] to feel confident after graduation, great academic programs and an enormously huge heart,” and added “it’s not that hard to go to school in…
Compared to other places, our dining hall is decent The Hickey isn’t that bad. There, I said it. With every new school year comes the same song and dance of complaints from new students and returners alike. “The Hickey is terrible.” “There’s nothing to eat here.” “We pay for this?” The list goes on. The…
Over the past few weeks, the Church has been experiencing yet another scandal, this time, regarding the former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, as well as allegations of sex abuse and rape in seminaries. This has angered those within the Church. It is tempting for many to leave the Church; to never face ridicule for the actions…
By Bryce Spadafora, Contributing Writer In the April 20 edition of The Bona Venture, staff writer Nicholas Gallo covered student concerns surrounding SBU-TV’s coverage of last week’s active shooter drill. Gallo’s article failed to accurately portray SBU-TV’s involvement with the drill and following coverage. On Wednesday, April 18, SBU-TV took to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter…
As my last week as Opinion Editor of The BV comes to an end, I’ve reflected on the eventful semester and realized how much I have to be thankful for. Before anything, I am thankful for my parents and their sacrifices made to send five children to college. I am thankful for my friends, more…
My journey to and through The Bona Venture can best be described as “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” It seems fitting that this work includes a narrative about the truth in fiction that news can never quite convey. So here’s some truth: I spent two years insisting The BV was a cult I would never…
Dear BV gang, These past two years have been filled with unexpected late nights, a newfound addiction to coffee, questionable jokes and many blossoming friendships. As a junior, I had no idea what I got myself into. Little did I know, I would meet some of my best friends in RC 5. To Liam, I…
I joined The BV as a freshman journalism major, convinced I was on the way to changing the world. I wanted to have The BV as a resume booster, and didn’t expect to get much out of it. I wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible on Wednesday nights, and as a…
Not only is Ryan Signorino an excellent editor, he is much better at math than I am. According to his calculations, I’ve spent around 969 hours working on The Bona Venture over the past seven semesters. A part of me physically feels like I can remember all 969 of those hours. But, despite long nights,…
I’ve been a part of the The Bona Venture since my freshman year, when I was invited to join as a staff writer by a friend living on the same floor of Robinson Hall. I was living on a floor of all journalism majors, so I really shouldn’t have been surprised by the forced, journalistic…
I came to St. Bonaventure absolutely certain that I wanted to be a broadcaster. I wanted to be on the radio or on television. I wanted nothing to do with writing. When a professor informed me that one must be able to write well to be on television, I resigned myself to a few semesters…
It’s T-shirt time again on MTV. Reality television’s arguably most well-known Italians are back together for a long-awaited reunion. “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” brings back the cast of housemates almost six years after the cancellation of the original show, “Jersey Shore.” The show previously followed the celebrities’ daily activities while living together in a summer…
I had a tearful moment at Christmas dinner with my parents last year. My mother asked me to offer the prayer before our dinner. As I did so, I looked down at the dining room table and realized it was covered with the tablecloth I had bought for my parents in Aleppo, Syria back in…
By Christian Gravius, Contributing Writer It’s nearly the end of April, and I’m still playing Christmas music over and over in my head. Not full songs, but rather lines in particular. In the 1974 TV Christmas special “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” Snow Miser sings, “I never want to know a day that’s over…